The U.S. Marines announced that an incident involving an MV-22 Osprey landing aboard the USS New Orleans occurred on Wednesday, thankfully with no injuries reported. But now we are seeing just how close this incident came to total disaster as the ship arrived back in San Diego with the Osprey in question hanging at an angle off its fantail.

The aircraft appears to have landed short while making an angled approach to the the USS New Orleans flight deck. The Osprey’s rear wheels can be seen hanging over the edge. The Marines reported that the accident happened at around 5 p.m. and that the Osprey was fully loaded with people, including 22 passengers and four crew members.

If the aircraft had slipped backwards, plunging off the amphibious assault ship’s deck, the results would have been catastrophic for the aircraft and potentially tragic for the people onboard.